Page 18 of Agony of Our Regret

“It was.” Sky sighed and nudged Noah over. “I miss you, Sweets.”

Those words alone made me tear up. Pregnancy hormones threatened to take over, so I pulled myself together. “I miss you too. Both of you.”

Noah came back into view. “There’s one place in Thailand I really want to show him. Then I think––”

“Are you okay?” Sky cut him off.

I shook my head, confused. “Yes?”

Was Noah about to say they were going to come back soon? Or did he have somewhere else he wanted to go after?

“You look a little pale.”

I took a quick inventory of my body. I hadn’t had much nausea today and was feeling fine at the moment. “Maybe it’s the lighting. I’m in a conference room in the office.”

He nodded, but didn’t look convinced. “You’re all healed from the accident?”

“Yeah. My ribs are a little sore, but for the most part, I’m okay.”

He frowned. “I’m so sorry.”

I debated telling them about the guys’ theory that the AS was involved, but held off since I had nothing official to share.

“Hey.” Luca pushed through the door with a wide smile. “Gwen said you guys called.”

“Oh, hi, Luca,” Noah said, sounding more enthusiastic than normal.

Luca looked me over like he was searching for something. I just smiled and looked back at the phone. “So, what did you guys do?”

“Lots of hiking and snorkeling.” Sky glanced at Noah and laughed at something we couldn’t hear.

Both had tans and were obviously happy. Seeing the closeness they once shared restored was wonderful. I just wished I was a part of it, instead of observing it from the other side of the world.

“Sounds fun.” Luca grinned. “Keep a running list of the places we’ll need to visit.”

I reached out and squeezed his hand. Talking about our future together was a balm to my soul.

“Definitely.” Sky nudged Noah. “You should see how long the note on his phone is.”

Noah didn’t respond. We all went quiet when we realized what was happening.

“Hang on.” Sky watched him.

A few seconds later, Noah blinked rapidly with a frown. “Sorry, I didn’t get much warning before that one hit.”

“I thought you could control them?” I asked.

“Most of the time, I can, but when I’m focused on other things, they can sneak in.”

“You’re distracting him,” Sky teased me.

Noah nodded, then focused on us. “Is there anything we need to know?”

I tightened my grip on Luca’s hand. What had he seen?

I couldn’t say no. Sky might sense it was a lie, even if I believed they didn’t need to know.

“Why would you say that?” Luca was quicker than I was.

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